§ 16-1. Definitions.

(a)

As used in this Chapter:

(1)

Dirt means natural soil, earth and stone;

(2)

Garbage means putrescible animal solid, vegetable solid and semi-solid wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food, excluding human excreta;

(3)

Groundwater means any supply of water beneath the undisturbed surface of the earth in any natural geological formation;

(4)

Incineration means a process of reducing combustible wastes to inert residue by high temperature burning;

(5)

Litter means garbage, refuse and trash, and all other waste material, which, if thrown or deposited, tends to create a danger to public health, safety or welfare or tends to reduce the quality of life aesthetically for surrounding residents;

(6)

Person means cities, villages, townships, counties and other governmental agencies, corporations, companies and both municipal and private associations, partnerships, individuals and authorities;

(7)

Residential refuse means refuse generated by or emanating from single-family dwellings and/or multifamily dwellings containing a maximum of four (4) separate living or apartment units per dwelling; provided, however, that this term shall not include refuse generated by a multifamily dwelling that is physically a part of a larger commercial apartment complex;

(8)

Refuse means garbage, trash, yard waste or any combination thereof;

(9)

Trash means nonputrescible solid waste consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, ashes, bedding, crockery, metal and similar materials, but excluding dirt, stones, plaster, concrete, building materials, dangerous materials such as poisons, acids, caustic or infected materials and animal offal;

(10)

Sanitary landfill means a controlled method of refuse disposal providing compaction and covering daily of the refuse;

(10.5)

Specialized collection services means the collection of residential refuse from other than the curbside or alleyside.

(11)

Surface water means any body of water whose top surface is exposed to daylight including flowing bodies as well as ponds and lakes;

(12)

Yard waste means leaves, grass or shrubbery cuttings, tree limbs of a diameter less than six (6) inches, and other organic refuse arising from the care of lawns and yards.

(Ord. No. 8436-93, § I; Ord. No. 8454-94, § I)